Globalization Books

This first of its kind reference provides insights into the intricacies of assessing vulnerabilities of today's emerging markets. Qualitative and quantitative elements common in public, multinational, and private sector decision-making are explored, as...

This book presents a novel and cutting-edge interpretation of the evolving political economy of the Americas. Through a combination of qualitative research and theory, it considers the reconstruction of American-led hegemony in the Americas since the...

International nimmt die politische Bedeutung von Normen in Rhetorik und Praxis stetig zu, womit auch die Etablierung der Normenforschung innerhalb der Internationalen Beziehungen korrespondiert. Das Lehrbuch führt daher sowohl in die Funktion...

This first volume of the handbook frame cutting-edge contemporary debates, and present studies of actual theories and projects that address spatial politics. This handbook provides comprehensive and multidisciplinary research focused on the complex nexus...

It is believed that the Roman Empire began to decline when it divided, when the Byzantine Empire grew, or that it waned as the strength of kingdoms called "Arab" or "Celt" grew, or even with the power of European monarchies or Napoleonic conquests. It is...

This book presents a new and practical segmentation approach to be used in global customer management in the form of a scale by which to measure the level of corporate globalization. This is a tool that will help companies segment their customers and...

The world and humanity are changing at an unprecedented rate. This book explores the processess that underlie this changing but coherent canvas. What is fuelling them? What is driving them? Can we control them? Mankind has always found ways to order life...

This book offers an important chronological perspective on the evolution of multilateralism within Europe and beyond.It provides a critical reconstruction of the history of the idea and praxis of peaceful global governance, a comparative analysis of...

This is the first book in English profiling the work of a research collective that evolved around the notion of "coloniality", understood as the hidden agenda and the darker side of modernity and whose members are based in South America and the...

This book examines the increasingly international division of labour, which promotes transnational integration. It analyses the change in worker solidarity as it moves from collective national welfare to a transnational inclusion of workers from various...

Globalization has become a common phenomenon, yet one that many people experience as a threat not only to their economic existence, but also to their cultural and moral self-image. This volume takes an interdisciplinary approach to provide a theoretical...

Research in the humanities and social sciences thrives on critical reflections that unfold with each research project, not only in terms of knowledge created, but in whether chosen methodologies served their purpose.  Ethics forms the bulwark of any...

Short food supply chains (SFSCs) rely primarily on local production and processing practices for the provision of food and are, in principle, more sustainable in social,  economic and environmental terms than supply chains where production and...

Since the 1970s, a 'critical' movement has been developing in the humanities and social sciences denouncing the existence of 'Western dominance' over the worldwide production and circulation of knowledge. However, thirty years after the emergence of this...

Since the 1990s, the world has been witnessing the most fundamental changes in global governance structure and international relations. Due to multipolarization, economic globalization, cultural diversification and information revolution, a number of...

In recent years women's movements and democracy movements appear to have been more successful in promoting social equality than labour movements or development movements. Wage gaps between men and women have narrowed. New democracies have flourished...

In this timely and controversial book, economist Deepak Lal explores the twin themes of empires and globalization and discusses the place of the US in the current world order. Lal argues that not since the fall of the Roman empire has there been a...

Il libro ""Il Trattato Di Berlino Del 1885: E Lo Stato Indipendente Del Congo (1898)"" di Pierantoni, Riccardo, offre una dettagliata analisi del Trattato di Berlino del 1885 e del conseguente Stato Indipendente del Congo, fondato nel 1898. L'autore...

Het boek ""Het Licht Der Nieuwe Wereld"" werd in 1888 geschreven door George Henry. Het boek is een non-fictie werk dat zich richt op de economische en politieke structuren van de Verenigde Staten. George Henry was een bekende econoom en politiek...

El libro ""Estudio Sobre La Anexi������n De M�����xico A Los Estados Unidos (1890)"" escrito por Mat������as Romero, es un an�����lisis hist������rico y pol������tico sobre los acontecimientos que llevaron a la anexi������n de M�����xico a los Estados...

Das Buch ""Eisenbahnreform (1888)"" von Eduard Engel besch�����ftigt sich mit der Eisenbahnreform im Deutschland des sp�����ten 19. Jahrhunderts. Der Autor analysiert die politischen, wirtschaftlichen und technischen Herausforderungen, die mit der...

El libro ""El 9 de febrero de 1898 en Guatemala"" (1899) escrito por Barbaroux, es un relato hist������rico que narra los sucesos ocurridos en Guatemala durante el levantamiento popular en contra del gobierno del presidente Jos����� Mar������a Reina...

Die Verschleppung der deutschen M�����nzreform: Ein Appell an die Reichsregierung (1882) von Ludwig Bamberger ist ein politisches Buch, das sich mit der Verz������gerung der M�����nzreform in Deutschland befasst. Der Autor, ein deutscher Politiker und...

Dieses Buch mit dem Titel ""Die Geschichtliche Entwicklung Der Hamburgischen Burgerschaft Und Die Hamburgischen Notabeln"" wurde im Jahr 1900 von Geert Seelig verfasst. Es beschreibt die historische Entwicklung der Hamburger B�����rgerschaft und der...

""Die Fortschritte des Deutschen Sparkassenwesens seit dem Jahre 1880"" ist ein Buch von Felix Hecht, das im Jahr 1894 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es beschreibt die Entwicklung des deutschen Sparkassenwesens seit dem Jahr 1880 und gibt einen Einblick in...

""Die Frage �����ber die Niederlande und die Rheinlande"" ist ein Buch von Ernst Moritz Arndt, das im Jahr 1831 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch ist eine politische Abhandlung �����ber die Beziehungen zwischen den Niederlanden und den Rheinlanden, die...

Das Buch ""Die Europ�����ischen Kolonien: Beitr�����ge zur Kritik der deutschen Kolonialprojekte"" wurde 1881 von H. Loehnis verfasst. Es handelt sich um eine kritische Analyse der deutschen Kolonialprojekte in Europa und deren Auswirkungen auf die...

Die Centrumsfractionen An Der Jahrhundertwende (1900) ist ein Buch, das von der Actien-Gesellschaft Publisher ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es handelt sich um eine historische Analyse der politischen Situation in Deutschland zur Jahrhundertwende. Im Fokus...

""Conquista de las Islas Malucas: Al Rey Felipe Tercero Nuestro Se�����or"" es un libro escrito por Bartolom����� Juan Leonardo de Argensola en 1891. La obra relata la expedici������n espa�����ola a las Islas Molucas en el siglo XVI, liderada por el...

Le livre ""Rapport Fait au Ministre Secretaire D'Etat De La Marine Et Des Colonies (1843)"" a �����t����� �����crit par le Minist�����re de la Marine et des Colonies. Il s'agit d'un rapport d�����taill����� pr�����sent����� au ministre secr�����taire...

La Colecci������n de Documentos Hist������ricos del Archivo Municipal: A�����os 1200-1813 (1895) es un libro escrito por M. L. Ciudad de San Sebasti�����n. Este libro es una compilaci������n de documentos hist������ricos que se encuentran en el archivo...

Chile y la Rep������blica Argentina: Paralelo Econ������mico (1895) es un libro escrito por Emilio Hansen que compara las econom������as de Chile y Argentina a fines del siglo XIX. El libro ofrece una visi������n detallada de las diferencias y...

The Pullman Boycott: A Complete History Of The Great R. R. Strike (1894) by W. F. Burns is a historical account of the Pullman Strike of 1894, a major labor dispute in the United States that involved railroad workers and the Pullman Palace Car Company...

The Principles of Trade Cooperation is a book written by Robert Howard Bennett in 1918. The book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the principles of international trade cooperation. It is divided into four parts, each covering a different...

""The Position and Duty of Pennsylvania: A Letter Addressed to the President of the Philadelphia Board of Trade"" is a historical book written by George McHenry in 1863. The book is a letter addressed to the President of the Philadelphia Board of Trade,...

The Miscellaneous Writings, Literary, Critical, Juridical, And Political Of Joseph Story (1835) is a collection of essays, speeches, and other writings by Joseph Story, a prominent American jurist and legal scholar of the early 19th century. The book...

The Finances Of Cleveland is a book written by Charles Clarence Williamson in 1907. The book provides a detailed analysis of the financial situation of Cleveland, Ohio at the turn of the 20th century. It covers topics such as the city's revenue sources,...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Histoire Des Progres Et De L�������Extinction De La Reforme En Italie (1834) est un livre �����crit par Thomas Maccrie. Ce livre raconte l'histoire de la R�����forme en Italie, de son av�����nement ������ son extinction. L'auteur explore les progr�����s...

This book presents an analysis of current global mindset knowledge and explores how national culture and international business behaviors affect global mindset development in business process outsourcing organizations, in both managerial and...

Transnational Architecture and Urbanism combines urban planning, design, policy, and geography studies to offer place-based and project-oriented insight into relevant case studies of urban transformation in Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle...

The expansion of multinational corporations, dependence on global supply chains, and globalization have aided the rising expansion of Innovations worldwide. The book analyzes the drivers and relationship between these increasingly dispersed Innovations...

Acknowledgement of the ethical dimension of global finance is commonplace in the wake of financial crises. The sub-prime crisis and ensuing credit crunch are only the latest in a long run of global financial crises that wreak social havoc and force us to...

This is a new study of how and why multilateral organizations are increasingly working with private actors, including for-profit companies and corporations; business organizations and private foundations.

This short book makes a connection between recent 'tectonic shifts' in the world economy and the political problems currently confronted by western democracies. The shift of manufacturing away from the West, allied to the pressure to keep costs down in...